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A member of the public made the grim discovery at the popular beach.
A member of the public made the grim discovery at the popular beach. A young mother has been found dead, with police launching an investigation and appealing for information.
Harbour North Wall shortly after 8am on Tuesday, September 15, after a member of the public alerted emergency services. Download today“She resided with her extended family and also she had a young son, five years old,” she said. Police are investigating the death of 31-year-old Payge Leembruggen after her body was found near Mackay Harbour on Monday. Police at the scene near Mackay Harbour North Wall, where a woman was found dead in dense bushland and sand dunes.
A man exercising with his two dogs made the grim discovery in sand dunes about 1km north of the North Wall carpark. Police said he regularly used the area but had not been into that particular section for some time.
“The area in where Payge’s body was located I understand is quite dense and difficult to navigate,” Novosel said. “It was not unusual for her to travel from her Mount Jukes home into the Mackay city and take up with associates,” Novosel said. “We’re trying to fill a four-day gap at this time and that’s why we’re seeking information from members of the public,” she said.
She was described as Caucasian, about 178cm tall with brown hair, and was last seen wearing a white top, bright red trousers and a red bow in her hair.
“She was wearing a pair of distinctive red yoga-style pants with dark markings on them,” Novosel said. “ a white shirt which was tucked up or tied up at the front, she had a red bow or scrunchie or something similar to that in her hair. ”CCTV footage shows what Payge Leembruggen was wearing when she was last seen at a hair salon in Andergrove on September 11.
Credit: 7NEWSPolice are also appealing for anyone who may have dashcam footage from the Celeber Dr area in Andergrove on Friday, September 11. Police could not say whether Leembruggen died at the location where she was found or whether her body had been moved there. Police and SES crews have been searching the surrounding bushland for items that could help establish what happened and how Leembruggen came to be at the location.
Police said there were no concerns about the safety of people using the beach. Authorities are appealing for anyone who saw Leembruggen between September 11 and September 15, or who has information that could assist the investigation, to come forward.
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